Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-05-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Corn is coming up nicely.

Corn is coming up nicely.
Read Cunningham money adj. 81
Alfalfa seed at Noble q Nixon's. 90
The dancing school closed last night.
For cheap residence lots see Henry
Morgan. ~
lIome-raised "garden-sass" is COM
ing in slowly.
The parsonage Of the Christian church
is to be enlarged.
\ full line of paints and oils. at South
worth's drug store. ~
Geo. w. Hoffman has gone to FOsto-
ria, Ohio. To- live.
Buy your fresh meats at Mobiles, in
the gypsum building. ~
Albert l.. Noble has moved into his
mansion on the Heights.
A three-rOom house for rent. En-
quire Of ID. A. McCandless. 4S
Seed potatoes, early variety, at Stan.
diford, Youmans 4 Eldred's. Al
Now the ice man smiles at the bank
or, and winks his left eye TO himself.
Leave orders for ice with Mr.. Ham,
dellyeryman, or with \. ID. JamisOn. 46
Gus. Schmidt was confined to his
room with sickness several days last
week.
Smoked meats, bologna sausage, and
every variety of fresh meats, at +. Il.
Mobiles. AZ
Lew Lebrecht says that he will now
take a few days OF rest, the first time
in five years.
y Prof. Delzell was here from Kiowa
Saturday on business connected with
the Kiowa school.
Ready mixed paints, of any color de-
sired; the best in the market, at South
worth's drug store. AZ
Eli Smith has traded his stock of
drugs to Pearson Sc Blickhahn for u
tract land south OF this city.
w. Il. Rouse has purchased n lot,
adjoining his house property on the
west, from Mrs. Geppert.
Harper had another $4,000 fire last
week. A lot of wooden business houses
and Offices were burned out.
Miss Annie Nelson was up from
lIazelton last Saturday and Sunday
visiting the family of Rev. SandersOn.
Judge McCandless will move his of
fee into his own building, on Kansas
avenue, east, when the schools are out.
Ed. Aver started. last Saturday. 10
East Las Vegas, New Mexico, where
he will work with his brother, survey
ing the Santa Fe.
All persons indebted TO John s. Elem
ing are notified that he has placed his
accounts in the hands of w. ii. NC
Cague, for collection. AZ
John Hubbell il fitting up n lunch
counter in the Lee, DOran Il Roberts
building, and II. Il. Lee will put bill
lard tables In the large room.
"A gentleman from Kiowa told MS this
week that Dennis Flynn had cleared
more than $4,000 since the real estate
excitement commenced there.
Rev. Davis. of Atuca, will preach at
the NJ. T.. church next Sunday. lie
Is said 10 be- rising young man in
the Southwest Kansas conference.
Assess vacant town-lots at two-thirds
Of their market value. There is mo
fairness in assessing vacant lands at 81
per acre when that is not one-twentieth
what the owners ask for them.
A two-year-old steer, grazed on the
rich buffalo grass and watered out Of
the pure streams Of Barber county, is
worth more as feeder than any three.
year-old ever grown in the states back
east.
Everyone interested should remem.
Der that at the meeting of the build
ing association, tomorrow, Thursday
May 9Th, another loan will be sold tC
the highest bidder. Any reasonable
amount of money may be obtained.
The crazy supper will be spread to.
morrow, Thursday evening, at the
burst brick building on Main street
IL will be something new and should
be well patronized. The ladies of the
M. +. church aid society have the af.
fair in charge.
Messrs. Campbell, Oliver, Cattell and
Cloud, four Of the wide-awake citizen:
OF New Kiowa, were here last Frda,
on railroad business. They are conf
dent OF the Border Line this year, and
expressed desire for direct connec
ton with Medicine Lodge.
The city council will meet tonight
and one OF the best things it can do 1,
to order most Of the poll tax expended
on the roads leading TO this city. The
streets need but little work, while the
roads leading to town, from every di.
rection are in need Of repairs. 1t ap-
pears that country districts will not OF
cannot keep the roads in good repair
and 30 the city must do it. This city
should hold out every possible induce.
ment toward Sringiug trade here.